Politicsweb.co.za 26 July 2017 Shawn Hagedorn writes on what a future coalition govt would need to focus on Waking up to coalition politics As the likelihood of a 2019 national coalition government is flipping from exceedingly unlikely to highly probable, the national policy dialogue must be updated – and upgraded – urgently. The ANC’s leadership has…Continue reading After the ANC

10th July 2017 When Mandela was released signalling apartheid’s demise, extreme poverty was well above 50% across both sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia. It has since fallen to just over 40% in SSA while plummeting to under 10% in East Asia. Today, a majority of South Africans survive on incomes near or below the World…Continue reading ANC’s dangerous indifference to policy paralysis

11th October 2016 Zuma’s being replaced ensures nothing and if he remains in office until 2019, then having focused on removing him will have been a waste. A status quo political outcome through 2019 and beyond, alongside a dismal economy, is likely. ANC elites will determine whether, when, and by whom Zuma will be prematurely replaced.…Continue reading ANC’s playbook blocking policy reform. 11th October 2016

Business Day 21 DECEMBER 2018 – 06:43 SHAWN HAGEDORN Cheerleading the virtues of the righteous is child’s play. Looking beyond the foibles of a loud-mouthed lout offers adult satisfaction. In recent weeks heads of state have, while remaining critical of Donald Trump’s style and many of his policies, begun to accept that he is well…Continue reading Beyond the buffoonery, Trump may be doing the world a favour with his China stance

Business Day 20 NOVEMBER 2018 – 05:10 SHAWN HAGEDORN Half the SA population survives on R40 per day but this is painted as a black-white injustice issue by political parties beholden to ideology That the governing party can’t conceive a workable economic plan is unsurprising given how heavily it is weighed down by ideological and…Continue reading Racial identity politics blocks globally proven solutions for poverty

Once other economic objectives are subordinated to the unifying goal of pummelling poverty, and once SA’s key misconceptions and disconnects are overcome through objective analysis, the key policy insights become apparent: Government policy making must pivot decisively to cease blocking export growth. Neither government bureaucrats nor commentators must seek to answer the question: Which South…Continue reading A workable path to broad prosperity